Daily Countable: Healthcare & Chewbacca Socks

Join the 105,176 people who've taken action on Countable this week

Good Thursday everyone, from all of Team Countable, and from me, Managing Editor Andrea Seabrook.

Spinach & Chocolate

So, since I was a cub reporter at NPR, I've always heard that to build a great show (or site or newspaper or magazine), you gotta give the listeners (or users or readers or subscribers) both spinach and chocolate. The "spinach" being the stories that people need to be strong and knowledgeable and aware -- necessary nutrition. The "chocolate," then, is the stuff that delights and rounds out our view of the human experience.

Of course, at Countable, our main mission is spinach. That's what we do. We bring you your civic nutrition — as much of it, and the most important parts that we can.

H/t to Gary He for this very important chocolate break. Now, back to your regularly scheduled program.

Spinach

The GOP is again attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act, now via the Graham-Cassidy bill — and they are in a hurry. I won’t bore you with arcane senate procedure; suffice to say that, if they have any chance of repealing Obamacare, they've gotta do it by 11:59pm on Sept. 30.

That means now is the time to make your voice heard.Here's the bill; we'll make sure your votes are counted for your senators before they vote.

And so, Countable friends, to stretch this metaphor waaay beyond recognition, I invite you to dine with me. Bring your casseroles, your omelets, your spinach souffles. But for goodness sake, don't forget the chocolate. See you tomorrow.

— Andrea Seabrook, Managing Editor

Talk to Andrea directly on Twitter, @RadioBabe. Hit the Take Action button to tell your Reps what you think.